Gar ID Quiz

Lepisosteus platyrhincus

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crap. hmmmm.....
 

E_americanus

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Lepisosteus platyrhincus;3766811; said:
wait...
that is a florida gar. non-xanthic. he now is normal colors with a very small amount of gold. looks almost completely normal.

am i right?
haha, looks like someone has been going through the archives somewhere...that may have helped in previous quizzes too :) --
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Lepisosteus platyrhincus

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yeah i have. lol.
no i didnt use any sites other than ur PF for ur quiz. lol
 

Lepisosteus platyrhincus

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i did some. i just dont feel like serching every were for the answer. im tired. lol
 

Polypterus

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Since this has died... It is just a Spotted gar and it was not a color mutation at all. This was just a regular Spotted.

There is a pic of it a bit bigger. Coloration is still interesting for the species but not really unusual. Tail problem was due to some earlier interspecific aggression.
 

Lepisosteus platyrhincus

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In the caiman den
thats interesting and cool!
 
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